Tampa Bay Sun FC

What Tampa Bay Sun FC does

Tampa Bay Sun FC is a privately held professional women's soccer club and the first professional women's sports franchise in the Tampa Bay market. Founded in 2024, the club competes in the Gainbridge Super League (formerly the USL Super League), the second tier of U.S. women's professional soccer, and won the league's inaugural championship in its first season. The club plays home matches at Suncoast Credit Union Field in downtown Tampa under a stadium naming-rights and venue partnership with Suncoast Credit Union.

The club's product surface spans on-field competition and ancillary revenue lines. Commercial offerings include season memberships, single-match tickets, premium seating, group tickets, and team merchandise. Player-development and community programming are delivered through the Sun Academy (a youth pipeline with graduates advancing to NCAA Division I collegiate programs) and the Sun Foundation (a charitable and community engagement arm). Revenue is generated through a mix of consumer ticketing and merchandise sales, sponsorship inventory (naming rights, kit, and category partnerships), and ancillary event activity.

The front office is led by President and General Manager Christina Unkel, a former professional referee with sports governance expertise, and Head Coach Denise Schilte-Brown, an experienced tactician with prior NWSL coaching credentials. The club operates within a broader commercial ecosystem anchored by partnerships with Visit Tampa Bay (tourism), Tampa General Hospital (healthcare), and Seminole Hard Rock (gaming and hospitality), alongside its primary financial-services partner Suncoast Credit Union. No revenue, funding, or valuation figures are publicly disclosed.

Name

Tampa Bay Sun FC

Legal name

Tampa Bay Sun Football Club

Website

https://tampabaysunfc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tampa Bay Sun FC is a privately held professional women's soccer club founded in 2024, competing in the Gainbridge Super League as Tampa Bay's first professional women's sports franchise. It generates revenue from ticketing, merchandise, sponsorships, and runs a youth academy and community foundation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Women's Soccer

NAICS

Sports Teams and Clubs (711211), Spectator Sports (71121)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Association Football (Soccer) Leagues (MPAKAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Team Sports Matches (Club & National) (MPAGAMAB)

Keywords

• Professional women's soccer
• Youth soccer development
• Sports event ticketing
• Sports merchandise sales
• Community sports programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Tampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Tampa Bay Sun FC operates as a professional women's soccer club competing in the Gainbridge Super League (formerly USL Super League). The organization sells live-match access through season memberships, single-match tickets, premium seating, and group packages; operates an online merchandise storefront; and runs a youth player-development academy and a community foundation. Home matches are played at Suncoast Credit Union Field in downtown Tampa.

Product overview

Tampa Bay Sun FC operates as a professional women's soccer organization offering a single core product (the first division professional women's soccer team competing in the Gainbridge Super League) supported by direct-to-consumer ticket and merchandise modules including Season Memberships, Single Match Tickets, Premium Seating, and Group Tickets. The organization extends its reach through the Tampa Bay Sun Academy youth development program and Tampa Bay Sun Foundation community initiative, creating an integrated ecosystem from grassroots player development to elite professional competition.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sun Academy: The club's youth academy program that provides a pathway for young players to develop and potentially advance to collegiate and professional levels.

Products and services

• Tampa Bay Sun FC Professional Women's Soccer First-division professional women's soccer matches played by Tampa Bay Sun FC, the Tampa Bay region's first professional women's sports team and inaugural USL Super League champions, played at Suncoast Credit Union Field in downtown Tampa.
• Season Memberships Season-long ticket memberships granting fans access to all Tampa Bay Sun FC home matches, including benefits and exclusive offers.
• Single Match Tickets Per-match ticket sales to individual fans via the SeatGeek ticketing platform.
• Premium Seating Premium and luxury seating options and matchday hospitality experiences for home matches at Suncoast Credit Union Field.
• Group Tickets Group ticket packages for organizations, corporate outings, and fan groups attending home matches.
• Team Merchandise Shop Online storefront offering official Tampa Bay Sun FC apparel, accessories, and memorabilia.
• Tampa Bay Sun Academy Youth player-development pathway program designed to inspire, develop, and empower the next generation of female soccer players in the Tampa Bay region.
• Tampa Bay Sun Foundation Community foundation providing foundation clinics and impact programs aimed at empowering girls and elevating women through soccer.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Suncoast Credit UnionflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerStadium naming rights partner; Suncoast Credit Union Field serves as the team's home venue in downtown Tampa
• Visit Tampa BaycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerOfficial tourism partner providing marketing and promotional support for the club
• Tampa General HospitalcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerHealthcare partner providing medical support and community health initiatives
• Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino TampacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerHospitality partner supporting club events and promotional activities
• BrandtminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBrand partner featured in newsletter presentations
• Capelli SportminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSporting goods partner featured in newsletter presentations
• Elevated EmbersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBrand partner featured in newsletter presentations
• Florida WellnessminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWellness brand partner featured in newsletter presentations
• Language Services AssociatesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLanguage services partner featured in newsletter presentations
• ShowtechminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTechnology partner featured in newsletter presentations
• The Baldwin GroupminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBrand partner featured in newsletter presentations
• Vanguard AttorneysminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLegal services partner featured in newsletter presentations
• Gainbridge Super LeagueflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe league in which Tampa Bay Sun FC competes; formerly known as USL Super League, now Gainbridge Super League
• USLflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization overseeing multiple soccer leagues including Gainbridge Super League, USL Championship, USL League One, USL League Two, USL W League, and USL Academy

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Carolina Ascent FC: Fellow founding club in the Gainbridge Super League, operating as a first-division professional women's soccer team in the Charlotte market. Directly comparable in league tier, product offering, and operational model to Tampa Bay Sun FC.
• Fort Lauderdale United FC: Gainbridge Super League founding club based in South Florida, representing the most direct geographic and product competitor to Tampa Bay Sun FC in Florida women's professional soccer.
• Dallas Trinity FC: Founding member of the Gainbridge Super League fielding a first-division professional women's soccer team in Texas. Comparable season-launch timing, league economics, and product-market positioning to Tampa Bay Sun FC.
• DC Power Football Club: Washington D.C.-based founding club in the Gainbridge Super League, competing at the same first-division women's professional soccer tier with comparable launch-era commercial dynamics.
• Brooklyn FC: Gainbridge Super League founding club operating in the New York metro market, with dual-league presence in the USL system. Directly comparable as a sister expansion-era women's professional soccer franchise.
• Lexington SC: Founding club in the Gainbridge Super League, operating a first-division professional women's soccer team in Kentucky. Comparable as a launch-era league peer with similar operational scale and growth profile.
• Sporting JAX: Jacksonville-based founding club in the Gainbridge Super League, operating a first-division professional women's soccer team in Northeast Florida. Closest direct regional competitor in the same league and product.

Regional players

• Tampa Bay Rowdies: The established men's USL Championship team in the Tampa Bay market, also operating under the USL umbrella. Competes for the same local fan base, corporate sponsors, and media attention as Tampa Bay Sun FC.

Broad incumbents

• Orlando Pride: NWSL women's professional soccer team in Orlando, the established top-tier women's soccer franchise in Florida. Comparable product offering (women's professional soccer) operating at a higher league tier with larger market reach.
• Angel City FC: NWSL women's professional soccer team in Los Angeles, representing the high-end of U.S. women's soccer valuations and sponsorship pricing. Comparable as a women's professional soccer franchise, though at a substantially larger commercial scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Tampabaysunfc
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@TampaBaySunFC
• Facebookfacebook.com/TBSunFC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tampa-bay-sun-fc
• Instagraminstagram.com/tampabaysunfc
• TikToktiktok.com/@tampabaysunfc

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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